Whether you’re advancing your own education or that of others, your hard work and dedication are worthy of support. Students and teachers can start a GoFundMe to fundraise for things like tuition, classroom supplies, or study abroad—and getting started is easier than you might think.
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You can fundraise for things like tuition, books, and study abroad.
Be specific about where the money you’re raising is going (for example: “$400 for books for Physics class”).
Reach out to alumni—your college or university should have a way to connect with them.
Post frequent fundraiser updates to keep people in the loop. Where are you on the path to reaching your fundraising goal?
Marveon raised over $90,000 towards college tuition and room & board
Daisy raised over $20,000 to help provide laptops to students
Taylor raised over $34,000 for her college tuition
You can fundraise for things like classroom supplies, sports booster clubs, and prom.
Be specific about where the money you’re raising is going (for example: “$2,000 for a class field trip”).
Include photos and/or videos of students, teachers, and classrooms if possible—donors will love it.
Some schools have guidelines for how money is routed—talk to your school’s leadership to determine how funds should be withdrawn.
Stacey raised over $42,000 towards books, laptops, and other supplies for her students
Alexandra raised over $1,000 to improve learning spaces for individual student learning
Joseph raised over $15,000 to put more Asian-themed books in school libraries across the Nashville area
More than $50M is raised a week on GoFundMe to support people like you
